close up, ridden and no impression over 1f out, rallied inside final furlong, lost 3rd near finish
made all, ridden over 1f out, stayed on strongly
half reared start, tracked leaders, ridden 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong
in touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace
in rear, ridden and no impression over 1f out, ran on to go 3rd near finish, not trouble leaders
Five of the last seven winners have been three-year-olds and MAYAASEM, the only entry from the younger generation, gets the nod to continue the trend. He's been running well in handicaps since landing a Pontefract maiden in April and still has scope for improvement. Saloomy has only had three runs this campaign and didn't appear to enjoy the soft ground at Lingfield after a fine effort on fast going at Haydock. He's an obvious threat while My Kingdom had Johnny Castle a couple of lengths behind when scoring here in June and is only 1lb worse off.
Johnny Castle 13-2 (9-5) Mid-division, headway over 2f out, ridden and weakened inside final furlong, 14th of 16, 9l behind Magic City (9-12) at Goodwood 7f hcp 0-90 (3) gs in Jul.
Saloomy 5-4fav (9-9) Chased leaders, driven and every chance from over 1f out, no extra close home, 3rd of 9, 1 1/4l behind Tidentime (9-2) at Lingfield 6f hcp 0-80 (4) gs in Jun.
Billyrayvalentine (CAN) 16-1 (9-12) Reared badly as stalls opened and lost all chance, allowed to come home in own time, last of 6, 31l behind Burning Thread (9-2) at Bath 5f hcp 0-85 (4) fm in Jul.
Mayaasem 12-1 (8-13) Held up, headway and every chance from over 1f out, ridden to lead briefly well inside final furlong, stayed on, 3rd of 15, 3/4l behind Secret Look (9-5) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-90 (3) gd.
Piazza San Pietro 33-1 (9-6) Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong, no impression, 5th of 11, 4l behind Hadaj (9-4) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-85 (4) gd.
My Kingdom (IRE) 14-1 (8-3) Raced far, side mid-division, ridden over 2f out, weakened final furlong, 10th of 13, 7l behind Elusive Flame (9-6) at Newmarket 6f hcp 0-95 (3) gf.